A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for professionally administered personal care treatments such as massages and facials. It is similar to a beauty salon in that it is only visited for the duration of the treatment. In contrast, a destination spa offers the same services in a hotel setting where people reside for one or more days. Spa can refer to a therapeutic water treatment; see spa Spa, a town in Belgium A spa town, noted for its spa, for example Bath in England A hot tub A destination spa or day spa the racing circuit Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps As an abbreviation, SPA can refer to... Massage in Tarifa, Spain. ... Facials may include the use of a facial mask. ... It has been suggested that hair salon be merged into this article or section. ... A destination spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal health, life enhancement, fitness, personal care treatments such as massages, facials, in a resort setting. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ...

Typical services

• facials — facial cleansing with a variety of products
• massage
• waxing — the removal of body hair with hot wax
• body treatments such as body wraps, aromatherapy
• skin exfoliation — including chemical peels and microdermabrasion

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Medical spa

A medical spa or med spa is a day spa that operates under the supervision of a licensed health care professional, such as a medical doctor. Medical spas may offer additional treatments that can only be administered by licensed medical practitioners. Additional treatments offered depend upon the scope of practice of the licensed practitioner and may include: The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ...

• Laser and intense pulsed light procedures
• Medical micro-dermabrasions
• Photo-facials
• Botox and Restylane injections
• Medical peels

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History

The term "day spa" was coined back in the 1980s by Catherine Atzen, upon her entry from France to the U.S.^{[citation needed]} There is some challenge, from Burke Williams of San Francisco, who also claims to have coined the term.^{[citation needed]} Massage and skin care fanatics await official designation from the Day Spa of the World consortium, who are expected to rule on this contentious item in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• International Spa Association
• The International Medical Spa Association
• Spa Hotel

See also

• Destination spa
• Body treatment